De Wet Barry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | De Wet Barry | ||
| Born | 24 June 1978 Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Paarl Gimnasium | ||
| University | Cape Technikon | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Centre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 1997–2007 | Western Province | 78 | (?) |
| 1999–2007 | Stormers | 78 | (?) |
| 2007–09 | Harlequins | 13 | (10) |
| 2009–11 | Eastern Province Kings | 29 | (35) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2000–06 | South Africa | 39 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 19 January 2012. † Appearances (Points). | |||
De Wet Barry (born 24 June 1978 in Ceres, Western Cape) is a former South African rugby union footballer who played 38 test matches for the South African national rugby union team the Springboks.
In 2000, Barry made his Springbok debut against Canada in East London. Barry has established a reputation as a brutal defender and hard, straight running centre, this saw him become a key member of the Springbok squad in 2004. Barry has since gone on to captain the Stormers in the 2006 Super 14 season. Following the 2007 Currie Cup, Barry joined Harlequin F.C. of the Guinness Premiership. In July 2009 he signed up to join Eastern Province Kings in the Currie Cup.
In January 2012, he announced his retirement, but he took up a role of defensive coach at the Eastern Province Kings,[1] but left at the end of 2013.[2]
Achievements
- SANZAR u21 Championship with South Africa u21 1999.
- Currie Cup 2000 & 2001 with Western Province.
- Tri Nations 2004, with South Africa.
References
- ↑ "De Wet Barry calls it a day". sport24.co.za. 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ↑ "Kings gaan by klubs haker soek". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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